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(No Model.) v 3 Sheets-Shed 1'. S. N. MGCLEAN. MAGAZINE BOLT GUN.

No. 801,889. P8ten8edApr..5,1898.

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MAGAZINE BDLT GUN-l No. 601,839. PatentedA'pr. 5,1898.

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N0.6o1,839. Patente-1Apr.5,1898.-

SAMUEL N. MCCLEAN, O FI WASHINGTON, IOWA.

MAGAZINEy BOLT-GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 190.601,839, dated April 5,189'8.

Application filed March 28, 1894. Serial No. 505,508. (No model.)Patented in England May l5, 1894, No. 9,537; in France May 17, 1894, No.239,385, and in Germany May 19,1894,N0. 83,136.

To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL N, MCGLEAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in Washington, in the county of Washington,in theState of lowa,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inBreech- Loading and Magazine Firearms, (for which I have receivedpatents in Great Britain, No. 9,537, dated May 15, 1894; in France, No.239,385, dated May 17, 1894, and in Germany, No. 83,136, dated May 19,1894,) of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in breech-loading and magazinefirearms; and the objects are, first, to provide a structural plan,arrangement, and combination, of the mechanism which render the weaponcapable of extraordinary rapid firing from a magazine cartridge-feed bymoving all the operating parts of the mechanism from and about a commoncenter in regular consecutive order to load and fire the weapon by asingle reciprocal movement of the parts; second, to provide improvedmeans for actuating the breech-` closing, loading, firing,shell-extracting, and magazine mechanism by a single movement of agrip-lever as a primary operating means; third, to construct the weaponon the general principle of cam action; fourth, to produce and controlthe automatic functional movement by cam-guides engaging bearings on theparts, some of which cam-guides are stationary and others movable intheir relation to the bearings; fifth, to provide a breech-boltlockingmechanism having a reciprocating and locking movement controlled by amovable and an immovable cam; sixth, to provide a shell-extractingmechanism to automatically grasp the cartridge as it passes into thebore of the barrel and to automatically release the cartridge when fullyextracted, the gripping movement being controlled bya cam-guide whichconverges toward the bore of the barrel; seventh, to provide the weaponwith an improved cartridge-magazine adapted to carry the supply ofcartridgesin file, located beneath the barrel and opening at the sidefor the purpose of loading and having mechanism for maintaining theregular order of the cartridges and discharging them into thestock-chamber; eighth, to provide a cartridge-carrier having acompoundreciprocating and rotating movement with relation to the barrel andmagazine and adapted to take a cartridge from the magazine and transferit to the barrel; ninth, to provide a cartridgereceiver which shallautomatically grasp the cartridge as it passes into the stock-chamberand automatically release it as it passes into the barrel.

Various parts of myimproved firearm are novel, each in itself, in thesense of involving a construction adapting it to perform its function orfunctions in a manner peculiar and especially advantageous, and these orany of them may, without departure from my invention, be associated withparts of a gun different in construct-ion in other respects from mine.

The construction of my improved weapon, regarded in the entirety of itsparts, may in a general Way be described as follows:

The stock or handle, to which the barrel is attached, contains a chamberprovided with an opening through which the cartridges are introducedfrom the magazine, an opening to the rear end of the'barrel, an openingfor the action of a hand grip-lever, forming. a primary actuatingmedium, and a dischargeopenin g through which the cartridges areejected. Thus the stock or handle is composed of an immovable body toadmit and permit the action of a spring-controlled movable part, (thegriplever,) the preferred shape of which conforms more or less to thecontour of the hand in gripping and which is operative by compression toactuate all the associated parts of the weapon. This grip-lever isoperated by the compressive grasp of the hand in contradistinction tothe usual guard-Y levers or trigger-levers requiring a movement of theforearm or finger to swing them on their fulcrums. The shape of thislever is substantially that seen in the drawings,which ,conforms to theshape of the gripping-hand and forms a swinging hand-grasp adapted toactuate the operating mechanism by the compression of the hand'. Thegrip-lever is con- IOO tion which employs the action of a movable and animmovable cam-guide to lock and unlock the breech-piece. Theshell-extractor is connected to the breech-piece and engages with acam-guide, which guide has a general direction in line with the barreland near its rear end converges toward the bore of the barrel to causethe extractor to grip the cartridge. The breech-piece also carries aspringactuated firing-pin which engages with a sear located in the pathof the forward movement of the grip-lever, which scar is disengaged fromthe firing-pin by the grip-lever to discharge the weapon. The firing-pinalso engages with a spring-actuated sear which engages with a triggerand is disengaged from the firing-pin bythe trigger in the usual manner.The grip-lever also engages with a locking-dog which is located in thepath of the forward movement of the grip-lever and engages with thegrip-lever to retain it locked in the loaded position of the weapon.This locking-dog also engages with a trigger and is disengaged from thegrip-lever by the trigger, the trigger thus controlling and releasingboth the loading and firing mechanism.

The cartridge-magazine is preferably located beneath the barrel andconstructed to carry its cartridges in iile and to feed them into thestock-chamber in succession. The cartridge-carrier is provided with anautomatically opening and closing cartridge-receiver which automaticallygrasps the cartridge as it passesinto the stock-chamber andautomatically releases it as it passes into the barrel, the gripping andreleasing movement of the receiver being controlled by cam action. Thecartridge-carrier is controlled by a cam-guide arrangement to traverse acompound or undulatory course, involving a reciprocal movelnent withrelation to the adjacent ends of the barrel and magazine and a rotary,tumbling, or tilting motion with relation to the same, whereby thecarrier is lowered and tipped to present its receiver to a cartridgefrom the magazine and raised, tilted, or rotated to present thecartridge in alined position with the bore of the barrel. The carrier isactuated by a carrier-lever which engages with the grip-lever and has alimited movement by means of a pin and slot to allow7 the forwardmovement of the breechpiece to insert the cartridge partially into thebarrel and to actuate the carrier-lever to reciprocate and rotate thecarrier into the position in front of the magazine and by its reversemovement to bring the carrier into line with the barrel, thereciprocating movements of the carrier being controlled by a cam-guideldevice, the weapon being discharged by the action of the firing-pin,which is controlled by a double sear device, actuated either by thetrigger or by the grip-lever, the release of the eontrollin g-sprin g toactuate it to withdraw the breech-piece and to extract and throw out theshell, and the carrier to bring a fresh cartridge into position forloading.

In addition to the foregoing I also provide a supplemental firing devicecomprising a spring-actuated sear which engages with the ring-pin and isprovided with a thumb-piece to disengage it from the firing-pin, thethumbpiece being located in a convenient position to facilitate rapidfiring without disturbing the steadiness of the aim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional viewof the firearm, the left side of the stock of the weapon being removed,showing the construction and operation of the various parts in theposition of rest. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the cartridgecarrier,showing the jaws of the carrier open. Fig. 3 is Ia cross-section of thecartridge-carrier, showing the jaws of the carrier closed. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section of the cartridge-carrier, showing the cam or wedgefor spreading the jaws and also pins projecting from the carrier. Fig. 5is a transverse vertical section through the barrel and magazine of thefirearm, taken on a line .fr of Fig. 7. Fig. G is a horizontal sectionthrough the cartridge-stop, showing the spring-actuated catch. Fig. 7 isa longitudinal section of the stock and handle, showing the mechanisminthe second or iirin g position and showing also a modification of thecarrier and cartridgef rack. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of thegrip-lever. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the carrier-lever. Fig. 10 isan end view of the cartridge-magazine, showing the magazine open for thepurpose of loading. Fig. l1 is an elevation of a portion of the barreland magazine, showing the tube into which the spring is compressed and ascale arrangement to indicate the number of cartridges in the magazine.Fig. 12 is a detail view of the sears which control the action of thefiringpin.

Referring to the drawings, the stock chamber or frame is adapted andconstructed to receive, contain, and hold all the assembled parts ormechanism essential to load and rc the gun. The stock chamber or frameconsists of a casing having one of the side plates or walls detachablein order that the mechanism mounted or moving within the chamber may beconveniently examined, repaired, replaced, or assembled. It is providedwith an opening or slot to permit the movement of the grip-lever, anopening in the end to admit cartridges from the magazine, and away orgroove for the breech-bolt, carrying the firing-pin.

E designates the magazine, preferably l0- cated beneath the barrel andhaving one wall or side thereof attached to the end wall of thestock-chamber and to the under side of the barrel, and the other sideE6, preferably the right, hinged or otherwise pivotally attached, asindicated in Fig. lO of the drawings, so that one side may be swung opento aiford convenient access to the interior for the purpose of supplyingor removing the cartridges. The hinged or pivoted side of the magazinemay IOO IIO

be locked in closed position by means of a catch E2, engaging with a lugE' on the movable side of the magazine. In the drawings the forward endof the movable side of the magazine is pivotally supported in an arm orhanger E7, depending from the barrel, as seen in Fig. ll of thedrawings, the arm E7 constituting the forward end Wall of the magazine.This construction and arrangement permit the magazine to be opened atthe side for the purpose of loading it. The magazine is constructed toreceive and carry the cartridges in file or side by side in a row, andthe depth of the magazine is made to agree substantially with the lengthof the cartridge used in the particular firearm to which it isconnected. In the magazine is disposed and arranged a follower C, theinner edge or wall of which bears against the last cartridge, asindicated in the drawings in Figs. l and 7. To the front end of thefollower is secured a guide and push rod E3, sliding in a tube F3,secured under the barrel, the rod being actuated by a spring E4, asindicated in Fig. l1 of the drawings. Fixed in the rod E8 of thefollower is a pin E5, which travels in a slot in the tube, and on thetube, adjacent to the slot therein, is marked a scale, so that asthe'rod moves the follower the location of the pin in relation to thescale indicates the number of the cartridges remaining in the magazine.The cartridge-follower when retracted for the purpose of loading is heldby any suitable catch (not shown) and the magazine then turned open fromthe side of the weapon to receive the cartridges, which can be arrangedtherein in unison and the magazine then closed, and the follower beingdisengaged the force of the spring moves the follower and forces thecartridges from the magazine into the stockchamber. To facilitate thedisposition of the cartridges in the magazine, they may be'arranged andpacked in packages or boxes containing a single row.

To the follower C is suitably con'nected a cartridge-rack C2, providedwith openings or slots 2 to take the small end of the cartridges andhold and retain them in regular consecutive order and deliver them inproper position to the cartridge-carrier in the stockchamber. To supportand direct the cartridge-rack, a guide-piece C3 is mounted in thestock-chamber. In this instance the guide is shown as secured by meansof brackets C, Figs. l and 7; but it may be sustained by any suitablemeans. In the walls of the guide-piece C3 are formed grooves C4, whichare engaged by pins or lugs on the sides of cartridge-rack,substantially as indicated in the drawings. The cartridge-rack travelsin the guide-piece,its movements being directed and controlled by thepins sliding in the grooves C4. The cartridge-rack Czis provided withratchets or notches 3 on its bottom corresponding in number and positionto the number of cartridges to be carried by the cartridge-rack. Theseratchets or notches are engaged by a catch D3, which islocated in thepath of vthe downward movement of the y carrier and is disengaged fromthe rackby the carrier to control the feeding of the cartridges into thestock-chamber. Across the opening of the magazine into the stock-chamberis secured a cartridge-stop D. This stop assists in maintaining theregular position of the cartridges. In Fig. 7 I have shown amodification of the cartridge-rack wherein thepart D is dispensed with,the seats in the rack being deep enough to hold the cartridges withoutthe assistance of the stop D. When the stop D is dispensed with, therack C2 is then engaged directly by the catch D3 without theintermediate action of the part D', as shown in Fig. 7.

J designates the grip-lever, preferably of the shape shown in Fig. 8 ofthe drawings, having the lower or front side formed to suit the grip ofthe hand, and the upper end or the part which projects into and moves inthe stock-chamber is composed of duplicate plates projecting therequisite distance to en? gage the connected parts. This grip-lever ishinged to the trigger-guard, and at the rear of the grip-lever is aspring K, the free end of which bears on a pin J in the grip-lever tomove the grip-lever down to the position illustrated in Fig. l. In theupper ends of the grip-lever are cam slots or guides j4. The immovablelcamguides S, shown as camgrooves, are preferably locatedo in the wallsof the stock-chamber or in the stock-plates. These guides have a curvedand forward direction and are identical in size and direction, theirforward' ends rising up in front of a shoulder P on the stock-wall andagainst which the breech-bolt is locked. These immovable camguides Scoperate with the movable cam-guides J4 by means of the pin R. This pinR' passes through the lockingbar R and extends through the cam-slots J4, with its respective opposite ends extending into the guides S. Thebreech-locking bar R is hinged to the under side of the breechbolt,substantially as shown in Figs.'l and 7 of the drawings.

The breech-bolt T is housed in a chamber or way formed in the stock andis of asize and length determined by the length of the cartridge usedand has a reciprocating movement to open and close the breech. Thefiring-pin T has formed in its under side a notch, as shown, to engagewith a sear.

The shell-extractor U is attached to the breech-piece with its freeforward end projecting beyond the breech-bolt, the end being formed witha hook or catch to engage the rim-flange of the cartridge. The extractoris formed or provided with a pin 5, which engages in a cam-guide U',located in the receiver, and has a general direction in line with thebarrel; but near the rear end it converges toward the axis of the barrelsufiicient to carry the extractor into engagement with the cartridge andcause it to grip the same.

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O designates a sear pivotally mounted in the stock-wall and held inengagement with the firing-pin by a suitable spring. (Not shown.) Oneend of the sear projects into the path of the ring-pin and engages withit, and the other end projects into the path of a lug J 2 of thegrip-lever, which engages with it to disengage it from the firing-pin. Ndes-- ignates a second sear mounted on the same pivot in the stock-frameand is controlled by a spring 6. The upper end of this sear N alsoprojects into the path of the firing-pin and engages with it, the lowerend of the sear engaging with an arm of the trigger L, and is actuatedby the trigger to release the firing-pin. The sear N also is formed withan arm N', which projects out through the stock-frame at `the upper sideof the small of the stock to the rear of the chamber in which thebreech-piece slides and is provided with a button on its end which isconveniently located to be actuated by the thumb to release thefiring-pin.

G designates the cartridge-carrier located in the forward end of thestock-chamber and controlled to perform a compound reci procating androtating movement by means of a cam-guide. This cartridge-carrierconsists of a body part of such length and size as may be desired tosuit the required cartridge and to move smoothly between the oppositewalls of the stock-chamber. To the opposite sides of the carrier arehinged the gripping-arms G of the cartridge-holder, drawn together bythe force of a spring G4, the upper ends of the arms being shaped toconform to the contour of the cartridge and to grip or embrace thecartridge from opposite sides. To separate and open the gripping-arms, awedge campiece G2 is arranged to slide in grooves in the carrier betweenthe gripping-arms of the cartridge-holder. When the carrier is in theupper position, the rear end of this cam-wedge is in the path of theforward movement of the breech-bol t and is drawn forward between thegripping-arms, forcing them open to release the cartridge as it passesinto the bore of the barrel. The carrier G is provided on its respectiveopposite sides with pins G3 and G5. The bearing G3 is located near theupper and rear part of the left side of the carrier and engages in acurved groove G4, located opposite the rear end of the magazine, and hasan upward and rearward direction and controls the rotating movement ofthe carrier. The pin G5 is located on the righthand side of the carrierand engages with a lever I-I, which controls the reciprocating movementof the carrier and is pivoted at its front end to the stock-frame. Thelever H is provided with a pin I2, which passes through the cam-slot I,located in the carrier-lever I. This carrierdever I is pivoted to thesame pin on which the grip-lever is mounted, and the reciprocating androtating movement of the cartridge-carrier is effected by these parts asfollows: When the grip-lever is in position of rest, as shown in Fig. l,the carrier G is then in its upper position, the pin G3 is then in theupper and rear part of the groove G4, and the pin I2 on the right-handside of the carrier is in the upper and forward part of the eamslot I.The cam-groove G4 is preferably 1ocated in the left stock-wall, itslower end being in front of the rear end of the magazine, and fromthence having a rearward and upward direction, its upper end rising intoline with the barrel. The direction of' this groove may be varied togive any required movement to the carrier. When the grip-lever movesforward to actuate the weapon, the pin I4 slides through the slot I3 andallows the breech-piece toV engage the wedge G2, which spreads open thejaws G of the cartridgeholder and releasing the cartridge as it passesinto the barrel, and when the pin I4 has reached the forward end of theslot I3 it engages the carrier-lever I and causes it to swing forwardand downward, thus communicating a downward movement to the lever H,which, acting on the pin G5, `causes the front end of the carrier toswing down and the pin G3 is drawn downward and forward through thegroove G4, thus causing the cartridge-carrier to rotate as it descends.The reverse movement causes it to rotate into line with the barrel as itascends. The carrierlever when it actuates the carrier to descend intoposition in front of the -cmagazine causes the wedge-shaped cam G2 tocome into contact with a stop D, which arrests the downward movement ofthe wedge, and the further downward movement of the carrier operates toforce back the wedge and allow the gripping-jaws of the cartridge-holderto close upon the cartridge.

M designates a locking device located in front of the trigger and ispivotally attached to the trigger-plate, and when the trigger isretracted this lock M may be turned or moved into engagement with thetrigger to maintain the trigger and sear N out of action and leaving thetiring mechanism to be controlled by the grip-lever and sear O.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I have shown a modification of the carrier inwhich the 1ever H, which connects the carrier to the stockwall, isdispensed with, and the cartridges instead of being carried at a rightangle, as shown in Fig. l, are shown as carried at an angle offorty-five degrees. The form of the cartridge-rack may be varied tocarry the cartridges at any required angle, and when the seats of thecartridge-rack are of sui'iicient depth the rack will maintain therelative position and regular order of the cartridges without theassistance of the part or stop D, as shown in Fig. 7. When the part orstop D is dispensed with, the catch D3 engages with notches in the underside of the rack C2 to successively feed the cartridges into thestock-chamber. This spring D3 is located beneath the cartridge-rack C2and is in the path of the downward movement of the IOO IIO

cartridge-carrier and is disengaged by the carrier to release thecartridge-rack and allow it to feed a cartridge into the embrace of thecartridge-holder. In Fig. 7 it is shown that instead of using only onecam-guide (shown as a cam-groove G4 in Figs. l and 7) and a lever H, Iemploy an additional or auxiliary cam-groove G7. These guide-grooves G4and G7 are located in the stock-wall in front of the rear end of themagazine and have a rearward and upward direction, their upper endsrising into line with the barrel. The rear guide G4 engages with a pinGS to control the movements ofthe rear end of the carrier, and the guideG7 engages with the pin G8, located on the left-hand side of the carriernear its forward and upper corner to control the movements of theforward end of the carrier.

The action of the firing mechanism is modified by the dog L. This dog ismounted on the trigger in the path of the forward movement of a catch J5 on the grip-lever, and when the dog L isvin engagement with thegrip-lever the weapon is retained in the loaded position until by thepartial movement of the trigger the firing-pin is released, ashereinafter described, and then by a further movement of the trigger thegrip-lever is released also and another cartridge lifted into theloading position automatically. The grip-lever is protected by agrip-guard X, and when the operating parts are in the position of rest,as shown in Fig. 1, the cartridge is carried in front of the bore of thebarrel and is not designed to be thrown into the barrel until firing isdesired.

The operation is as follows: All the parts of the loading and firingmechanism are swung from and about a common center and have aconsecutive and common movement to perform in regular order all therequired functions of loading and firing. The grip-lever by compressionand release actuates the entire mechanism. When the operating parts arein the loading position or position of rest, the grip-lever J is swungdownward and forward by the force of the spring, and the breech-piece Tis withdrawn and the cartridge-carrier G lifted into position in frontof the bore of the barrel. The pin R', which connects the grip-leverwith the breech-locking bar R, is then in the lower and rear end of thestationary cam breech-locking guides S and in the lower and forward endof the cam-slots J4. Then by compressing the griplever this pin R isdriven forward through the immovable cam-guides until it reaches thecurved ends of these guides S, when the action of the movable cam-slotsj4 lifts the end of the breech-locking bar into engagement with theshoulder P on the stock-wall and locks the breech-piece in positionagainst the breech end of the barrel. During this movement of thegrip-lever in advancing the breech-piece the firing-pin is stopped byengagement with the sears N and O to cause the further advance of thebreech-piece to compress the spring which actuates the firing-pin. Thecarrier-lever engages with the grip-lever and has a limited movement bymeans of a pinand-slot connection, which allows the griplever toinsertthe cartridge partially into the bore of the barrel before thegrip-lever engages with the carrier-lever to swing it forward anddownward and cause it to actuate the cartridge-carrier to perform itscompound reciprocating or undulatory motion. The movements of thecartridge-carrier are controlled by the carrier-guides, the rear guidecontrollingthe movement of the rear end of the carrier and the forwardguide or the lever H controlling the movement of the forwardend of thecarrier. When the carrier is in its upper position, the carrier-guidepins are in the upper ends of the carrier-guides, and when thecarrier-lever engages with thev pin on the right-hand side of thecarrier by means of the cam-slot located in the front end of thecarrier-lever it causes the forward end of the carrier to move into linewith the cartridge,

and when the carrier is carried forward anddownward into position infront of the magazine. The direction of these carrier-'guides may bevaried to produce any required movement of the carrier. The cartridgesarefed from the magazine into the cartridge-receiver by the action of acatch, which engages with the cartridge-rack and is disengaged from thecartridge-rack by the downward movement of the carrier to release therack and allow it to deliver a cartridge to the cartridge-holder. Thecatches D and D3 engage with the cartridge-rack C2 to control thesuccessive feeding of the cartridges from the magazine to thecartridge-holder. These catches D' and D3 are located in the path ofthe' movement of the carrier to release the cartridge-rack and arelatch-shaped on their outer side, which causes them to descend to moveout of line with the carrier after .engagement from the rack and torengage with the rack to prevent the advance of the succeedingcartridge.

It is evident that many changes in the construction and operation of thevarious parts of my invention can be made Without departing fromthespirit of the invention, and Ido not limit` myself to the specificconstructions shown and described.

- What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a breech-loading firearm, al stockchamber provided with camguidesin the walls thereof, a grip-lever connected to the stock or handle andprovided with guides, a firing-pin, a breech-bolt, a connection betweenthe breech-bolt and the grip-lever proroo vided with a pin to engage theguides of the i eating breech-piece, an immovable guide engaging theconnecting medium a movable cam-guide in the grip-lever engaging theconnecting medium, a spring-actuated tiring-pin carried by thebreech-piece and a scar engaging the firing-pin and located in the pathof the grip-lever.

3. In a rearm, a stock-chamber provided with cam-guides in the wallsthereof, a griplever connected to the stock or handle and formed withcam-slots in its upper extremities, a reciprocating breech-bolt,connection between the breech-bolt and the grip-lever provided with pinsto engage the guides in the stock-chamber and grip-lever, a firingpincarried by the breech-bolt, a sear engaging the tiring-pin, and atrigger engaging the scar. l

4. In a breech-loading firearm, a grip-lever, a reciprocatingbreech-piece connected to the grip-lever a spring-actuated tiring-pincarried by said breech-piece, a Sear for engaging the firing-pin, atrigger engaging said sear and a dog to lock and release the grip-leverand the trigger being operative to release the dog and firing mechanism,substantially as described.

5. In a breech-loading firearm, a ring mechanism, comprising agrip-lever, a reciprocatingbreech-piece connected to the griplever, aspring-actuated firing-pin carried by the breech-piece, a sear engagingthe iiringpin, and provided with an arm extending through the stock-wallwhereby the sear may be disengaged from engagement with the firing-pin.

6. In a firearm, a cartridge-carrier held movably between the Walls ofthe forward end of the stock-chamber, its rear end connected to thewalls of the stock to move the rear end of the carrier in an upward andbackward direction and its forward end connected to the stock-walls togive the forward end of the carrier an upward and rotary movement, acarrier-lever connected to the carrier, and an operating-lever connectedto the carrierlever, the said carrier having both a reciprocating androtating movement with relation to the barrel and magazine.

7. In a breech-loading firearm, a grip-lever, a reciprocatingbreech-piece connected to said lever, a spring-actuated firing-pincarried by said breech-piece, a sear engaging said pin and disengagedfrom the pin by the griplever, a cartridge-carrier having areciprocating and rotating movement and a carrierlever connected to thegrip-lever, and engaging with the carrier to operate it, substantiallyas described.

8. In a breech loading rearm, a stockchamber having cam-guides locatedopposite the rear end of the magazine and rising into line with thebarrel, a cartridge-carrier having pins or lugs on its upper corners toengage the guides, the guides controlling the movement of the carrier togive it a compound reciprocating and rotary motion with relation to themagazine and barrel, and an operating-lever connected to the carrier.

9. In a breech-loading firearm, a grip-lever forming a hand-grasp,substantially as described, pivotally supported in the stock or grip ofthe weapon and conforming to the contour of said part, a carrier-leverconnected to said grip-lever and having a cam-guide to engage thecartridge-carrier, and a cartridge-carrier connected to thecarrier-lever.

10. In a breech-loading firearm, a grip-lever, a carrier-lever connectedto the grip-lever, and a cartridge-carrier support-ed in stationarycam-guides and connected to the carrier-lever.

ll. In a firearm a cartridge-holder having gripping-arms hinged'to thesides of a cartridge-carrier, a spring vto draw the arms together, awedge-shaped cam having a reciprocating movement to open and close thearms.

l2. In a breech-loading firearm a grip-lever provided with a lug J5, onits inner forward part, a trigger provided with a catch L on its innerside thereof, a lock M pivoted to the trigger-plate in front of thetrigger to engage therewith to hold it out of engagement with thegrip-lever.

13. In a breech-loading firearm, a cartridge-carrier having grooves inits upper side to receive and hold a reciprocating cam, acartridge-holder hinged to the opposite sides of the carrier and havingits upper ends formed to grip the cartridge, and its inner sidesconverging toward each other, a reciprocating wedge-shaped cam engagedand held on the upper side of said carrier by the grooves and having areciprocating movement to open and close the cartridge-holder.

14. In a breech-loading firearm, a cartridge-holder having gripping-armshinged to the side of the cartridge-carrier, a spring to draw the armstogether, a wedge-shaped cam having a reciprocating movement to open andclose the arms, said cam being in the path of the forward movement ofthe breechpiece when the carrier is in its upper position, and engagingwith a stop when it descends to position in front of the magazine, toreciprocate the cam.

15. In a breech-loading firearm, a reciprocable breech-piece, aspring-actuated firingpin carried by said breech-piece, a scar for thefiring-pin, a cartridge-carrier having a compound reciprocating androtary motion with relation to the magazine and barrel, a carrier-leverhaving a cam-guide engaging the carrier, a grip-lever connected with thebreechpiece and carrier-lever to operate them, a cartridge-holderconnected to said carrier and automatically actuated to open at thebarrel and close at the magazine.

16. In afrearm, a grip-leveror hand-grasp, a carrier-lever connected tosaid grip-lever or hand-grasp, a carrier connected to said carrierlever,a cartridge-holder connected to said carrier and having gripping-arms toengage ICO IIO

the cartridge, a reciprocating cam removable between the said arms toopen and close them.

17. In a firearm, a grip-leverareciprocatin g breech-piece connected tosaid grip-lever, a spring-actuated ring-pin carried by saidbreech-piece, a sear engaging said firing-pin, a trigger engagingsaid'sear` to disengage it from the iiring-pin, a carrier-leverconnected to the grip-lever, a carrier connected to said carrier-lever,and having a reciprocating and rotating movement, a cartridge-receiverconnected to the carrier and provided with arms which are opened andclosed by a reciprocating cam, substantially as described.

18. In a iirearm a cartridge-magazine conveying its cartridges in lecontaining a spring-actuated cartridge-follower and a longitudinal rackconnected to the follower and provided with a series of seats for theends of a iile of cartridges, to maintain the cartridges in regularorder substantially' as described.

19. In a breech-loading iirearm, the combination with the stock-chamberand carrier, of a magazine containing a spring-controlled rack adaptedto hold the supply of cartridges in iile and locking means substantiallyas described, for the rack disengaged by the action of thecartridge-carrier to release the rack to feed the cartridgessuccessively to said carrier, substantially as described.

20. In a breech-loading rearm, the combination with the stock-chamberand carrier of a magazine containing a spring-controlled rack, adaptedto hold the supply of cartridges in file, and having a scale to indicatethe number of cartridges in the magazine, and a locking means for therack located in the path of the carrier and disengaged by the carrier tosuccessively feed the cartridges into the embrace of the carrier,substantially as described.

21. In a breech-loading iirearm the combination of a reciprocatingbreech-piece, a spring-actuated firing-pin carried .by saidbreech-piece, a sear engaging the ring-pin, a cartridge-carrier having acompound reciprocating motion with relation to the barrel and themagazine, a cartridge-holder having arms to automatically grasp thecartridge as it passes into the stock-chamber, and release it as itpasses into the barrel, a grip-lever connected to the breech-piece, acarrier-lever connected to the grip-lever and cartridge-carrier tooperate them, and a magazine having a spring-controlled rack, said rackbeing provided with locking means which means are disengaged by themovement of the carrier to allow the magazine to feed the cartridgessuccessively into the embrace of the cartridgeholder, substantially asdescribed.

22. The combination of the magazine, the spring-actuated followertherein, the cartridge-rack connected to the follower, and formed withseats to receive the cartridges,

and havingl pins on the sides thereof, and a` guide in the stock-chamberformed with grooves in the sides to take the pins of the cartridge-rack,as and for the purpose speciiied. v

23. A breech-loading firearnihavin g a griplever forming a hand-grasp,substantially as described, pivotally supported in the stock or grip oftheweapon and conforming to the contour of said part as its primaryactuating means for loading and ring the Weapon,a carment of the latterindependently of the carrier-lever, substantially as described.

24.Y In a breech-loadingfirear-m comprising in combination with thebarrel and stock'or handle containing a chamber, a spring-controlledgrip-lever carrying studs and provided with a cam-slot, a breech-piececarrying the firing-pin and an extractor and having a hinged linkconnection by a pin with said cam-slot and entering astationarycam-guide O, sears for the iiring-pin and a thumb-piece on oneof the sears, atrigger provided with a locking-dog and an adjustablelock, a carrier-leverv having a slot for the stud and adapted to beengaged with said grip-lever and provided with a cam-guide, acartridgecarrier engaging and controlled by said` cam-l slot, andstationary cam-guides and provided.

with a cartridge-holder and a magazine operator to feed the cartridgesto the carrier, the whole being constructed and arranged to operate,substantially as described.

25. In a breech-loading flrearm,a cartridgecarrier movable between themagazine and the barrel, a movable cam-guide engaging and reciprocatingthe carrier, and a stationary cam-guide engaged by the carrier.

26. In abreech-loading iirearm, a cartridgecarrier engaging with amovable and an immovable cam-guide to reciprocate the carrier,

rier-lever having a pin-and-slot connection 'with the grip-lever topermit limited move- IOO an actuating-lever, and a carrier-lever havinga pin-and-slot connection with the actuating-lever and connected tothecarrier to control the movements of the carrier.

S. N. MOCLEAN.

. Witnesses:

FRED W. HERsEY, W. F. CONKLIN.

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